Peninsula Malaysian Cuisine

I am a VERY picky eater, and was very afraid to try most of the items on the menu, so I settled with Chicken Fried Rice. It is absolutely to die for! I have been back since, and I always order my fried rice. I have ventured out a bit and ordered some chicken dishes too. The chili chicken was good, even if it was a little spicier than I am used to. But by all means, the fried rice is the best I have ever had! My friends really like the coconut smoothies, but I couldn't get into that. Pros: Delicious fried rice more

I am a VERY picky eater, and was very afraid to try most of the items on the menu, so I settled with Chicken Fried Rice. It is absolutely to die for! I have been back since, and I always order my fried rice. I have ventured out a bit and ordered some chicken dishes too. The chili chicken was good, even if it was a little spicier than I am used to. But by all means, the fried rice is the best I have ever had! My friends really like the coconut smoothies, but I couldn't get into that. Pros: Delicious fried rice Cons: None more

My boyfriend and I went here on Christmas. We didn't have a problem with the service. My curry hotpot was good at first, but not great. It was too rich or something and made me develop a bit of a food intolerance to it after eating the leftovers. My boyfriend ordered something with a taro root(?) shell, and it seemed really thick and doughy, like it was undercooked. The outside crust of this shell was tasty though. It was a bit overpriced for what we got. I wouldn't seek out this place to eat again, but wouldn't avoid it either. I'd also order something different if there's a next time. Pros: open on Christmas more

My boyfriend and I went here on Christmas. We didn't have a problem with the service. My curry hotpot was good at first, but not great. It was too rich or something and made me develop a bit of a food intolerance to it after eating the leftovers. My boyfriend ordered something with a taro root(?) shell, and it seemed really thick and doughy, like it was undercooked. The outside crust of this shell was tasty though. It was a bit overpriced for what we got. I wouldn't seek out this place to eat again, but wouldn't avoid it either. I'd also order something different if there's a next time. Pros: open on Christmas more

Great place, I like their Roti Canai and Ayam Rendang. I would suggest sticking to Malaysian food though their Indian curry is also reasonably good. The Chicken Satay is also nice. The place is very reasonable and our family loves going to this place once in a month or so. I have recommended several friends to this place as well. Pros: Food, parking, ambience Cons: Servers are not very fluent in English more

Great place, I like their Roti Canai and Ayam Rendang. I would suggest sticking to Malaysian food though their Indian curry is also reasonably good. The Chicken Satay is also nice. The place is very reasonable and our family loves going to this place once in a month or so. I have recommended several friends to this place as well. Pros: Food, parking, ambience Cons: Servers are not very fluent in English more

I have visited this place numerous times. The menu has tons of choices and each time I've tried something new, I've not been disappointed. The food is always very tasty. Now, when it comes to service, it's been all over the map. The other day I visited, it wasn't terribly busy and the service was the worst I've ever had. We ended up commenting to the management and now we are not sure when we'll be back there again, but when you spend hard-earned money and are forced to wait an excessively long time, you get served the wrong dish (the waiter didn't bother to write anything down, which is where the problem stemmed), and your bill is wrung up incorrectly, it doesn't compel you to go running back. It's puzzling because I've seen the manager come around in the past and ask the clientele how their meal was and go out of his way to amend something if a customer didn't find their dish to their liking. When we brought up the poor service, it wasn't done in a rude manner or in a disruptive way to other diners, but we were made to feel like it was our problem, not the inadequacy of the server. When bad service puts you in a foul mood and ruins your meal, it's going to be a long time before I'll feel like embracing the place again. Pros: variety of dishes, clean, well-lit, open kitchen Cons: inexperienced servers, slow, not paying attention more

I have visited this place numerous times. The menu has tons of choices and each time I've tried something new, I've not been disappointed. The food is always very tasty. Now, when it comes to service, it's been all over the map. The other day I visited, it wasn't terribly busy and the service was the worst I've ever had. We ended up commenting to the management and now we are not sure when we'll be back there again, but when you spend hard-earned money and are forced to wait an excessively long time, you get served the wrong dish (the waiter didn't bother to write anything down, which is where the problem stemmed), and your bill is wrung up incorrectly, it doesn't compel you to go running back. It's puzzling because I've seen the manager come around in the past and ask the clientele how their meal was and go out of his way to amend something if a customer didn't find their dish to their liking. When we brought up the poor service, it wasn't done in a rude manner or in a disruptive way to other diners, but we were made to feel like it was our problem, not the inadequacy of the server. When bad service puts you in a foul mood and ruins your meal, it's going to be a long time before I'll feel like embracing the place again. Pros: variety of dishes, clean, well-lit, open kitchen Cons: inexperienced servers, slow, not paying attention more

it's nothing really fancy, and that works for me. i'm not eating downtown or in a suburan shopping mall, and i like it that way. good place for trying something new. i'm hooked on the Malaysian coffee. i make it at home every morning. i intend on going back, but i hope to order a dish with a little less fat. the curry was so far the best i've had on Eat Street. Pros: good curry! Cons: slow service more

it's nothing really fancy, and that works for me. i'm not eating downtown or in a suburan shopping mall, and i like it that way. good place for trying something new. i'm hooked on the Malaysian coffee. i make it at home every morning. i intend on going back, but i hope to order a dish with a little less fat. the curry was so far the best i've had on Eat Street. Pros: good curry! Cons: slow service more

After having been to Peninsula a handful of times to fullfill my love of Southeast Asian food, I'm impressed with the unique array of food they have to offer. Starting from Roti with Curried dip to the union of Indian and Chinese cuisines and Peninsula's great presentation. But each time, I've been to Peninsula, I have not yet been impressed with the service. The first time we were there right after it was opened (with that benifit of a newly established restaurant and the crowd,) we waited a long time for our server and our food. However, it was not as bad as the party of six right next to us, who was seated when we had gotten our appetizers, yet sitll, did not get any visit from their server by the time we had gotten our check (Thank God, they had water to keep them from dying from starvation!) Pros: Good Malaysian food, great presentation, good place for lunch Cons: Non-attentive servers, unimpressive drink menu, tie-die paintings more

After having been to Peninsula a handful of times to fullfill my love of Southeast Asian food, I'm impressed with the unique array of food they have to offer. Starting from Roti with Curried dip to the union of Indian and Chinese cuisines and Peninsula's great presentation. But each time, I've been to Peninsula, I have not yet been impressed with the service. The first time we were there right after it was opened (with that benifit of a newly established restaurant and the crowd,) we waited a long time for our server and our food. However, it was not as bad as the party of six right next to us, who was seated when we had gotten our appetizers, yet sitll, did not get any visit from their server by the time we had gotten our check (Thank God, they had water to keep them from dying from starvation!) Our second visit, it was much less crowded--less than 10 tables in house, and still, our server could care less about us. She had forgotten our rice, and it literally had taken them 10 minutes for the rice before another server arrived at our table with our rice. Com'on Asian food and no rice??? And yet, our server never came back to check on us until we finally could flag her down for to-go boxes and the check which our credit cards were in hands so we wouldn't lose her for another ten-fifteen minutes for another trip back to get our cards. Though we still will support Peninsula on their food, they have yet to understand of the concept of professional servers vs. familiy/friends servers. It seems to be a popular thing with ethenic restaurants to hire people who don't really know the profession which makes the restaurant seem inefficient and unprofessional. While the top-notch servers are not needed in a smaller restaurant like this one, an efficient few of service-industry crew would serve Peninsula a great wonder. Pros: Good Malaysian food, great presentation, good place for lunch Cons: Non-attentive servers, unimpressive drink menu, tie-die paintings more

I been to this restaurant many times simply because this is the best Malaysian Singapore restaurant in town. I even been to their previous restaurant in Wisconsin a few times. The food used to be graded 10 to me. As for now, it goes down to 5. Reason 1. The portion is much more smaller and the price is expensive. Reason 2. The food taste different every time. Sometimes, it is good..sometimes not. There are a few times, chow kuey teow that we have is burnt and our server did nothing about it. I heard so many Malaysian complained the food and some swear will never go there anymore. The servers overall is are good and polite. I will still go to this place if I crave for Malaysian food unless a better Malaysian restaurant comes up in Minneapolis. Pros: servers Cons: the food portion is small and not authetic + not consistent more

I been to this restaurant many times simply because this Pros: servers Cons: the food portion is small and not authetic + not consistent more

The space is cool and the menu is intriguing. Service is polite and attentive but some of the food needs a little work. The chicken dish I got had the skin one and the pieces were chopped and still on the bone. Great flavor but disgusting to look at. I also got the mango beef which had a very nice presentation but was lacking in flavor. This place is fairly new so I'll give it some time and head back and try some of the other dishes. Pros: Ambience, Service Cons: at times, flavor and dish presentation more

The space is cool and the menu is intriguing. Service is polite and attentive but some of the food needs a little work. The chicken dish I got had the skin one and the pieces were chopped and still on the bone. Great flavor but disgusting to look at. I also got the mango beef which had a very nice presentation but was lacking in flavor. This place is fairly new so I'll give it some time and head back and try some of the other dishes. Pros: Ambience, Service Cons: at times, flavor and dish presentation more

As a California transplant, I didn't think I would be able to find authentic Southeast Asian food in MN. Peninsula has a boisterous atmosphere and excellent Indian/Malay/Chinese food--comparable to Malaysian/Singaporean-Chinese haunts in Los Angeles. Noodles are great. Char Quay Tiao is as good as I had in Singapore. The mango chicken is a popular pick with the local MN's--but a little too Westernized for me. This is a great place to meet up with friends or to take a date for some tasty Southeast Asian food. Highly recommended. The only drawback seems to be the lack of parking in the area. Pros: authentic Southeast Asian Food; fun atmosphere Cons: parking more

As a California transplant, I didn't think I would be able to find authentic Southeast Asian food in MN. Peninsula has a boisterous atmosphere and excellent Indian/Malay/Chinese food--comparable to Malaysian/Singaporean-Chinese haunts in Los Angeles. Pros: authentic Southeast Asian Food; fun atmosphere Cons: parking more

This newly opened place has got to be the best Malaysian in town. they serve many dishes which you just simply can't find anywhere else....many dishes are quite authentically reproduced. Unfortuantely, since they've opened, I think they've toned down their spices a little to adjust to the minnesota palate. Some dishes which are supposed to be spicey/tasty, are not as good as when they first opened. But overall, a fantastic journey for your palate! Pros: The food, ambience Cons: parking can be bothersome more

This newly opened place has got to be the best Malaysian in town. they serve many dishes which you just simply can't find anywhere else....many dishes are quite authentically reproduced. Unfortuantely, since they've opened, I think they've toned down their spices a little to adjust to the minnesota palate. Some dishes which are supposed to be spicey/tasty, are not as good as when they first opened. But overall, a fantastic journey for your palate! Pros: The food, ambience Cons: parking can be bothersome more